One Piece: The True Codex

When William once again entered the mysterious space deep within his consciousness, as expected, a marble archway suddenly appeared at the end of the path of fate.

The archway, crafted from marble, was adorned with simple carvings. Behind it, the Plaza of Fate had undergone significant changes, now appearing grand and opulent.

The previously rough stone path had transformed, like the archway, into a smooth marble pavement.

At the very center of the plaza stood a marble statue over three meters tall, immediately drawing attention. The entire plaza now exuded an air of grandeur and magnificence.

William approached the statue and looked up. The figure wore a suit, one hand resting lightly on the hilt of a sword at his waist, his head slightly tilted upward with a faintly sorrowful expression. The lifelike statue depicted none other than himself, standing beneath the cherry blossoms.

Everything in this space seemed intricately connected to his progress in the real world.

As if startled by William's gaze, a large number of Threads of Fate suddenly appeared above the statue—hundreds of them. Among these, many were fragile, constantly breaking and reconnecting under an invisible force.

William paid little attention to these tenuous threads. Instead, he focused on the few resilient ones. One particular thread stood out, emitting a metallic twang as if a steel wire strained under immense pressure.

Then, right before William's eyes, this resilient Thread of Fate snapped. Unlike the fragile threads that reconnected under unseen forces, this one gradually faded into the void.

William pressed his lips together. He knew this thread likely represented Vallon's fate. With Vallon's death, the thread symbolizing his life had ceased to exist.

The hundreds of Threads of Fate intertwined before splitting into two groups. With a swift motion, they poured into the marble ground of the plaza like liquid mercury.

Moments later, a series of dull thuds echoed as two familiar-looking stone tablets rose from the spots where the threads had disappeared.

William stepped closer but found the surfaces of the tablets blank, devoid of any task-related content. Moreover, the paths behind the tablets had not yet formed, remaining as dark voids capable of swallowing everything.

"So, this is how the Threads of Fate work now?" William murmured to himself, running his fingers over one of the tablets.

The saying "more friends, more paths" seemed to hold true here. This mysterious space had demonstrated the concept in practice; the Threads of Fate, representing vibrant lives, were evidently components of the paths of fate.

What remained unclear was what additional elements were needed for the paths and corresponding tasks to manifest.

As William pondered, he suddenly noticed a golden thread emerging from above his statue. Unlike the others, this unique Thread of Fate did not transform into a stone tablet. Instead, it drifted toward a stone table in a corner of the plaza.

Previously, William's attention had been entirely drawn to his statue and the newly appeared tablets. Only now did he notice the stone table tucked away in the corner. He approached it and bent down to examine it.

The table stood at waist height and was roughly the size of a ping-pong table. The golden Thread of Fate, representing Gin, had landed on the table and transformed into a small figurine about the length of a finger, complete with a base.

Intrigued, William picked it up. The figurine was a perfect miniature of Gin, rendered entirely in gold. Even his perpetually surly expression was captured with uncanny accuracy, as though the real Gin had been shrunk down and transformed.

The surface of the stone table was engraved with numerous inscriptions, including terms like [Robust] and [Heroic Aura]—rewards William had previously passed up on various paths.

These engraved special feats were neatly arranged across the table, each accompanied by a blank space and a small groove. The grooves looked oddly familiar to William. Upon closer inspection of the figurine in his hand, he realized the base's outline matched the grooves on the table.

After a moment of hesitation, William placed Gin's figurine into the groove next to [Robust]. As soon as he did, the base of the figurine fused seamlessly with the groove, as if welded in place, refusing to budge no matter how hard he tried to remove it.

At the same time, apart from the [Robust] feat where William had placed the figurine, the blank spaces next to all the other feats suddenly sprouted grooves, as if by magic.

Frowning, William ran back to his statue. The stone pedestal beneath the statue, as before, displayed his information:

"One Piece:The True Codex"Morgan William

[Young Godfather] (From the East Blue)

[Sword Prodigy] (From Isshin Dojo)

[Young Hero] (From the Docks)

Sea Calendar Year 1490 – ???

Birthplace: East Blue - Faraise Kingdom

Skills and Feats:

Basic SwordsmanshipBeginner Navigation

Special Feats:

Lightning ReflexesZen Sword ArtsRobust

Achievement Feats:

GekokujōSudden Enlightenment

Background Feats:

Apprentice of Isshin Dojo

Sure enough, the [Robust] feat had been added to the list of special feats.